Spotify Q1: 1B Euros; total revenue +20%; 615 monthly users
Spotify’s Q1 earnings report provides clear bragging points for Spotify. Click for details and a financial data graphic. Continue Reading
Spotify’s Q1 earnings report provides clear bragging points for Spotify. Click for details and a financial data graphic. Continue Reading
by Steve Goldstein
In this latest guest column from podcast consultant and public speaker Steve Goldstein, Steve offers assessments of AI’s role in podcast production — including the host chair. The bottom line is to use AI cautiously, and Steve provides general guidelines. “As cliché as it might sound, don’t lose sight of what makes podcasts truly resonant and meaningful: their authenticity.” This is an important read. Continue Reading
Audio giant Audacy is announcing Audacy Sports, carving out a new umbrella brand which consolidates and represents the company’s considerable sports offerings. It launches today, coinciding with the start of the NFL Draft. The new configuration is built for advertisers, better showcasing Audacy’s range of ad opportunities. Click for more details. Continue Reading
— Basic Education (Ad Results Media)
— Lots Of Win (The Webbys)
— La Mejor (Triton Digital)
Global podcasting company Acast has released its 94-page 2023 annual report. It describes markets and the company’s global reach, makes a case to podcasters and advertisers, defines the ad market, and delivers reams of detailed financial info. We consolidate highlights. Continue Reading
In what is seemingly a statement of global self-sufficiency, Spotify is no longer represented on the IAB’s list of compliant podcast companies. The movement feels momentous in its abruptness, absence of presage, widespread reaction, and inherent implication. Click for details. Continue Reading
In his latest guest column: Bauer’s brand bundling. Then there is this piece of wistful idealism: “As the BBC gets ready to put advertising in its podcasts (on third parties) in the UK, you might think that if only BBC Radio took commercials, we’d not have to bother with the TV licence fee and everything would be good.” And than a deeper dive into that concept. A great, informative read. Continue Reading
Trade journal Radio World has announced its “Best of Show” for the NAB Show 2024. The awards celebrate companies excelling in media technology. Click through for the list.
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SiriusXM has released a preview of The Sports Audio Report, produced in collaboration with GroupM and Edison Research. Its purpose is to measure the scale of sports listening, how it correlates with overall listening, and how that listening cohort behaves as consumers. For a preview, there is a surprising amount of information. Audio shines in this report, obviously … especially podcasting. Continue Reading
In the March edition of Triton Digital’s Top Podcasts ranker for the U.S., there is a lot of month-over-month stability, as always. In the top 10 shows, nine are the same as the previous month (with some shuffling of positions). MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories (Wondery sales network) leaped upward eight slots to enter the elite cohort. Continue Reading
— All The Ears (Spotify)
— The More Things Change… (MIDiA Research)
— Crossing Borders (Acast)